Undergarments



United States Patent O 3,144,869 UNDERGARMENTS Ronald L. Blair, 2650 W.Belden Ave., Chicago, Ill. Filed Mar. 5, 1962, Ser. No. 177,446 2Claims. (Cl. 12S-498) This invention relates to undergarments, moreparticularly to an undergarment which includes a brassiere assembly.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an undergarmentincorporating a brassiere assembly wherein the undergarment has a lowcut back portion which molds the iiesh of the wearer and provides asmooth back line.

With the common and accepted use of low cut back gowns, theundergarments on the market have been deticient in that the flesh of thewearer bulges out of the undergarment and is decidedly unattractive.With the present invention the flesh of the wearer is molded within theedges of the undergarment so that unsightly overlapping of flesh orbulging thereof is eliminated.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this descriptionprogresses.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a rear view of an undergarment in accordance with thisinvention;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the rear portion of theundergarment, showing particularly the features of this invention.

The invention herein consists primarily in the rear portion of theundergarment and a detailed description is herein provided.

The front portion of the garment comprises a pair of breast cups securedto a central front section 12. Lower front panel sections (not seen) aresecured to the breast cups 10, as well as to the front central section12. Non-elastic side sections 14 are secured both to the sides of thebreast cups and to the lower front panels.

The structure forming this invention resides in the construction of therear panels generally indicated by the numeral 16. Each of the rearpanels is formed of a center back section 18 and a shoulder bladecovering section. The center back section 18 is formed of an elasticmaterial having only a horizontal one-way stretch, as indicated by thearrows. It is cut to provide an upper rectilinear edge 22 which extendsat an inclined angle to provide a diagonal upper edge 24 extending fromthe back upwardly so that the upper end 26 of said section forms aportion of the armpit portion of the undergarment. The upper end ofsection 18 is of generally arcuate shape.

Secured to the rectilinear edge 22 of each of the center back sections18 is an upper top section 20 which forms the shoulder blade coveringsection. The lower edge of the upper top section has a rectilinear loweredge 23 and is secured along lines of stitching 28 to the upperrectilinear edge of the center back section 18. The upper end of theupper top section 20 indicated by the number 30 extends upwardly to forma part of the shoulder strap. It will be `seen that the outer edge 32 ofthe section 20 extends along a portion of the armpit of the wearer andthe upper outer edge 26 of the center back section 18 extends along thelower portion of the armpit of the wearer.

The upper section 20 is formed of an elastic material and is cut on abias so that the stretch extends in one direction and the stretch runsapproximately 90 to the horizontal of the undergarment. The stretch ofsection 20 is indicated by the arrows. The outer edge of the uppersection 20 is curvilinear as indicated by the numeral 34 and as bestseen in FIG. l. The back portions 16 when joined together form acontinuous curved 3,144,869 Patented Aug. 18, 1964 "ice upper edge whichextends below the upper part of the back of the wearer so that when theundergarment is worn a low cut is provided in the rear of theundergarment. It will be further seen that the diagonal edges 24 of thecenter back sections 18 form a generally V- shaped configuration.

Secured to the upper ends of the shoulder blade covering sections 20 areshoulder straps 36 which are suitably connected to the front of theundergarment. An elastic band 38 is secured to the lower end of theundergarment and said band has a horizontal stretch.

The undergarment is provided with interlocking fastening elements whichare secured in any conventional manner. As shown, particularly in FIG.2, female fastening elements 4t) are secured along the vertical edge ofone of the rear sections as indicated at 42. Also secured to said edgeis a strip of fabric 44 which supports additional female fasteningelements 40'. Male fastening elements 46, such as hooks, are secured tothe opposite vertical edge of the rear panel so that they may beinterlocked with the female fastening elements 40 or 40, as is wellunderstood.

With this invention it will be seen that the rear sections form asupport which molds the ilesh of the wearer so that bulging of the fleshalong the edges which would normally occur is eliminated and thattherefore with this constructiona smoother line is formed in the body ofthe wearer.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be madefrom the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An undergarment including a front having brassiere cups, side memberssecured to said front, rear panels secured to said side members, saidrear panels including a lower back portion and a shoulder blade coveringportion positioned above said lower back portion, said lower backportion formed of an elastic material having only a horizontal one-waystretch and provided with an upper rectilinear edge extending at aninclination outwardly and provided with an outer edge extending to anarmpit portion with said outer edge forming a lower armpit portion ofthe rear panel, said outer edge forming a portion of the upper side edgeof the armpit portion of the undergarment, said shoulder blade coveringportion having a lower rectilinear edge secured to the upper rectilinearedge of the lower back portion, said shoulder blade covering extendinginto the armpit portion and having an outer edge forming an upper armpitportion, said last mentioned outer edge extending upwardly of said outeredge of said lower back portion and forming a continuous outer edgetherewith, said shoulder blade portion formed of an elastic materialhaving a one-way stretch, said stretch extending at an angle relative tothe one-way stretch of the lower back portion.

2. An undergarment including a front having brassiere cups, side memberssecured to said front, rear panels secured to said side members,fastening means for securing said rear panels to each other, said rearpanels including a lower back portion and a shoulder blade coveringportion positioned above said lower back portion, said lower backportion formed of an elastic material having only a horizontal one-waystretch and provided with an upper rectilinear edge extending at aninclination outwardly and provided with an outer edge extending to anarmpit portion with said outer edge of arcuate shape and forming a lowerarmpit portion of the rear panel, said outer edge forming a portion ofthe upper side edge of the armpit portion of the undergarment, saidshoulder blade covering portion having a lower rectilinear edge securedto the upper recilinear edge of the lower back 3 4 portion, saidshoulder blade covering extending into the lower back portions forming aV configuration when the armpit portion and having an outer edge formingan uprear panels are secured t0 each other. per armpit portion, saidlast mentioned outer edge eX- tending upwardly of said outer edge ofsaid lower back References Cted m the fue of thls patent portion andforming `a lcontinuous outer edge there- 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS with,said shoulder blade portion formed of an elastic 1,992,845 Sommon Feb26, 1935 material having a one-way stretch, said stretch extend-2,628,357 Sider Feb 17 1953 ing at an angle relative to the one-waystretch of the 2,884,927 Goldstein May 5, 1959 lower back portion, saidupper rectilinear edges of the 3,093,137 Dugan June 11, 1963

1. AN UNDERGARMENT INCLUDING A FRONT HAVING BRASSIERE CUPS, SIDE MEMBERSSECURED TO SAID FRONT, REAR PANELS SECURED TO SAID SIDE MEMBERS, SAIDREAR PANELS INCLUDING A LOWER BACK PORTION AND A SHOULDER BLADE COVERINGPORTION POSITIONED ABOVE SAID LOWER BACK PORTION, SAID LOWER BACKPORTION FORMED OF AN ELASTIC MATERIAL HAVING ONLY A HORIZONTAL ONE-WAYSTRETCH AND PROVIDED WITH AN UPPER RECTILINEAR EDGE EXTENDING AT ANINCLINATION OUTWARDLY AND PROVIDED WITH AN OUTER EDGE EXTENDING TO ANARMPIT PORTION WITH SAID OUTER EDGE FORMING A LOWER ARMPIT PORTION OFTHE REAR PANEL, SAID OUTER EDGE FORMING A PORTION OF THE UPPER SIDE EDGEOF THE ARMPIT PORTION OF THE UNDERGARMENT, SAID SHOULDER BLADE COVERINGPORTION HAVING A LOWER RECTILINEAR EDGE SECURED TO THE UPPER RECTILINEAREDGE OF THE LOWER BACK PORTION, SAID SHOULDER BLADE COVERING EXTENDINGINTO THE ARMPIT PORTION AND HAVING AN OUTER EDGE FORMING AN UPPER ARMPITPORTION, SAID LAST MENTIONED OUTER EDGE EXTENDING UPWARDLY OF SAID OUTEREDGE OF SAID LOWER BACK PORTION AND FORMING A CONTINUOUS OUTER EDGETHEREWITH, SAID SHOULDER BLADE PORTION FORMED OF AN ELASTIC MATERIALHAVING A ONE-WAY STRETCH, SAID STRETCH EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE RELATIVE TOTHE ONE-WAY STRETCH OF THE LOWER BACK PORTION.